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Camping and touring Arrive: noon – 11 p.m. Depart by: 10 a.m. Read more

Dorset Springs

8.6 10 reviews

Central Dorset touring park with easy access from the A350
Poole, Sandbanks and Jurassic Coast within a half-hour drive
Spacious pitches with access to lakeside walks for wildlife spotting

Picking a pitch in central Dorset is a wise choice for a holiday, as it gives you easy access to all sorts of days out, whether you’re aiming for country walks, adventure activities, family days out or trips to the gorgeous coves of the Jurassic Coast. One such spot is Dorset Springs, a gorgeous location among paddocks, meadows and lakes on the outskirts of Sturminster Marshall. With easy access from the A350 and various amenities (including a convenience store, pub and farm shop/café) within a few minutes’ walk, it’s a handy location indeed for family holidays or stopovers on a longer journey (such as those down to the ferries in Poole, 15 minutes’ drive away). This isn’t just a handily located site, though – it’s also a most attractive one, surrounded by fields grazed by sheep and with access to lakeside walks where you can look out for wildlife (please note that children will need to be supervised around the unfenced lakes, and fishing is not permitted). Pitches are spacious enough for you to set them up just how you like, and you’re welcome to bring your dog along for the trip too (as long as they’re kept under control). The site is designed mainly for touring vehicles that are fairly self contained, but it does have some simple facilities including a toilet, a shower, a washing-up area and a water tap, along with a chemical disposal point. There’s also a play area to help you keep the kids entertained.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Nearby sites that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

Pop-up campground

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Pop-up campground Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Dorset Springs

Poole Road

Sturminster Marshall

Wimborne

Dorset

England

BH21 4AE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.79183°N
-2.07007°W

Nearest transport

Coach

10.6 km Seldown Coach Station

11.6 km St Johns Church

Rail

8.2 km Hamworthy Rail Station

9 km Holton Heath Rail Station

10.1 km Poole Rail Station

Ferry

10.7 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing

10.7 km Poole Ferry Terminal

14 km Brownsea Island Ferry Landing

Airport

16.9 km Bournemouth International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Attractions and activities nearby include: - National Trust - Kingston Lacy: five minutes’ drive - Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park: 10 minutes - Gorcombe Extreme Sports (paintballing, quad bikes and clay pigeon shooting): 15 minutes - Poole Quay (for Brownsea Island boats): 20 minutes - Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre: 20 minutes - Sandbanks beach: 25 minutes - Moors Valley Country Park (for bike trails and Go Ape adventure park): 25 minutes - Corfe Castle: 25 minutes - The Tank Museum: 25 minutes - Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door: half an hour.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Poole Harbour Rockley Sands	8.3 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Harbour Lake	9.2 km	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Canford Cliffs Chine	14.6 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Shore Road Beach	14.6 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Poole Branksome Chine	14.8 km	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Kingston Lacy House and Gardens 3.4 km

Brownsea Island 13.9 km

Monkey World - Ape Rescue Centre 14.7 km

Adventure Wonderland 15.9 km

The Bournemouth Balloon 16 km

National Trust

White Mill 1.6 km

Kingston Lacy 3.3 km

Brownsea Island 14 km

Clouds Hill 15.2 km

Corfe Castle 17.2 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

CHARBOROUGH PARK 2.8 km

KINGSTON LACY 3.5 km

Pamphill - Eye Bridge - Lambs Green - Wimborne 4.2 km

Spetisbury - Tarrant Crawford - Spetisbury Rings 5.8 km

ANDERSON MANOR 7.1 km

Local events

Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally (Friday, 19 July 2024 – Friday, 19 July 2024)
Dorchester, England 16.6 km
Camp Bestival Dorset (Thursday, 25 July 2024 – Thursday, 25 July 2024)
Wareham, England 19.7 km
Dorset County Show (Saturday, 7 September 2024 – Saturday, 7 September 2024)
Dorchester, England 26.2 km
New Forest and Hampshire County Show (Tuesday, 30 July 2024 – Tuesday, 30 July 2024)
Brockenhurst, England 34.7 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Reviews

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely site. Friendly family run site. Peaceful and secure.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Tracy F. Sept 2023

Electric grass touring caravan pitch

Liked: We only stayed one night as we live locally but we will 100% stay again.
Quiet and peaceful. The lake is lovely. Nice play frame for the children to play on.
The pitches aren't too close together.
We went out for dinner at the red lion and the food was very good and reasonably priced.
Local shop is in walking distance.
I think there is fire pits and wood to use but we only stayed one night so we didn't use this but next time we go it would be lovely to use this if available
It felt very secure with the security gates at the main entrance.

Disliked: The toilet is in desperate need of renovating and possibly another toilet is needed? If people are only doing one or two nights away you don't always want to set up your chemical waste.
You need a torch to go to the toilet, It can feel abit spooky if you are alone using the toilet, as its tucked around the back of a barn.
It wasn't a problem for us but there is a couple of chickens running around, and the pen is left open.

Recommend to friends Visit again

nice site

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	6
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Sept 2023

Non-electric grass touring pitch (lake view)

Liked: Quiet, pitches well spaced out. Friendly owners. Easy access.

Disliked: Facilities could have been better

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place for a stop along the south coast

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Chris J. Sept 2023

Non-electric grass touring pitch (lake view)

Liked: Location, view, facilities, friendly, not busy

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good site!!

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Aug 2023

Electric grass touring caravan pitch

Liked: Beautiful site, well looked after, friendly owners! Play equipment for kids! Lovely lakes! Good sized pitches.

Disliked: Bit of a walk to dispose of rubbish.
Leaving with a twin axle caravan can be tricky as double gates are just about wide enough and goes out onto a main road!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice view over the lake…

Overall	4/10
Location	8
Value for money	4
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2023

Non-electric grass touring pitch (lake view)

Liked: Nice view over the lake

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quite location, personally I wouldn't visit again.

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	2

Darren C. Aug 2023

Electric grass touring caravan pitch

Liked: Quite location, nice walks around the lakes. Big area for socialising.

Disliked: You couldn't fish the lake, seeing as it was a Caravan Club site, they wanted £5 for a shower if you weren't a member

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great relaxing stay

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Michael V. Jul 2023

Non-electric grass touring pitch (lake view)

Liked: Beautiful and well maintained site. We were literally parked on the lakes edge so plenty of wildlife. Very helpful owners.

Disliked: None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location, beautiful surroundings

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Jul 2023

Non-electric grass touring pitch (lake view)

Liked: Beautiful site and quiet and peaceful. Lovely to wake up beside the lake. One of the best sites I’ve stayed at.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with beautiful surroundings.

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Jul 2023

Non-electric grass touring pitch (lake view)

Liked: Lake, space between caravans.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site. Plenty of space. Peaceful surroundings

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Jul 2023

Non-electric grass touring pitch (lake view)

Liked: Space between caravans. Peaceful site. Beautiful lake. Friendly owner.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Frequently asked questions

Does Dorset Springs have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Dorset Springs dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Dorset Springs? Attractions and activities nearby include: - National Trust - Kingston Lacy: five minutes’ drive - Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park: 10 minutes - Gorcombe Extreme Sports (paintballing, quad bikes and clay pigeon shooting): … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Dorset Springs?

Camping and touring

Arrive: noon – 11 p.m.

Depart by: 10 a.m.

Read more